Uhuru is toast only if Raila’s key allies play second fiddle

President Uhuru Kenyatta. (Photo: Courtesy)

It’s no secret ODM leader Raila has nine lives—like the proverbial cat. I know men of cloth are still waiting for the Second Coming of Christ. But my bet is that we shall first witness the Third Coming of Raila before the world ends. In August next year, Raila will either ascend to the pinnacle of power, or end a Sisyphean struggle for the most potent office in all the land. On that day—no matter the outcome—he will cross the Rubicon, and enter the Door of No Return. The scion of Jaramogi will metaphorically extirpate the last of his nine lives. I am no prophet, but you can take this to the bank.

Just a few months ago, Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee looked unbeatable. Kenyatta’s most fervent loyalists spoke in epochal terms about his rule. In mythic lexicon, they spoke of him like a political colossus in the image of the Burning Spear.